APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING MINERAL SEPARABILITY FROM AN ORE

摘要

The present invention relates to an apparatus for flotation of a mineral in a sample including: a vessel for housing a slurry of the sample; a bracket to which the vessel is secured in use, said bracket being mounted for reciprocating rectilinear motion; a drive for facilitating said reciprocating rectilinear motion of said bracket; and a closure for closing an upper end of the vessel; wherein a lower end of said vessel includes an outlet operable between a closed orientation and an open orientation. The present invention also relates to a use or method for flotation of a mineral in a sample.